Press Releases

The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) between the Minister and the Secretary as well as between the Secretary and Heads of Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was signed on 5th August 2016 in a ceremony conducted at Gyalyong Tshokhang. The APAs are expected to help each Departments to work ...

The new UNICEF Representative to Bhutan Mr. Rudolf Schwenk presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, at a ceremony conducted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gyalyong Tshogkhang on 4 August 2016. Mr. Schwenk holds a Masters Degree in Modern Middle East, Political Science and History, ...

On the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Lyonpo DN Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister for Information and Communications visited Dhaka, Bangladesh to attend the “Civil Service In Development Innovation Summit 2016” from 27-30 July 2016. The Summit was inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 28 ...

The new World Bank Resident Representative to Bhutan Mr. Yoichiro Isihara presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, at a ceremony conducted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gyalyong Tshogkhang on 29 July 2016.

  Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs met with a delegation from Thailand comprising of participants of the Foreign Affairs Executive Program being conducted by the Thai Foreign Service Institute. The delegation is in Bhutan on a study visit as a part of Foreign Affairs Executive Program. Lyonpo ...

HIGH LEVEL INTER AGENCY TASK FORCE FOR THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES A High Level Inter  Agency Task Force under  Chairmanship of Hon’ble  Foreign  Minister has been established to study and undertake preparations for ratification of the UN Convention  on the Rights of Persons  with ...

Kutshab  Pema  Choden  presented  her  Letters  of  Credence  to  H.E.  Mr.  Ahmet Uzumcu, Director-General of the Organization  for the Prohibition of Chemical  Weapons (OPCW) in Hague on Wednesday 6th July 2016 accrediting  her as the Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the OPCW. Read More

Ambassador Pema Choden  presented  her Letters  of Credence to Mr. Donald  Tusk,  President of the European  Council  accrediting her  as Ambassador of  the  Kingdom  of  Bhutan  to the European  Union on 1st July 2016. Read More

Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs, met H.E. Ms. Linus von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland to Bhutan, on 29 June 2016. Mr. Castelmur is on his farewell visit to Bhutan. He became the Ambassador of Switzerland to Bhutan in April 2013.

At the invitation of His Majesty the King of Bhutan, H. E. Mr.  Abdul Hamid, President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh will arrive in the country on 1st July 2016 on a four day State visit to Bhutan. This is a first visit to Bhutan by the President of ...